Re: UP Steam Crew finally reduced in size
Author: Bezelbum
Date: 09-08-2020 - 12:55
Ignatz Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> Bezelbum Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Apparently, after not turning a wheel in almost
> a
> > year, UP discovered it was paying a
> > Steam Crew full time with nothing to really do.
> >
> > Therefore, a few months ago the crew was cut
> from
> > around 10 people to 4. They now have a Manager,
> a
> > Foreman General, an Engineer, and a machinist.
> > Everybody else either retired, went
> > back to a road job, or is unemployed.
> >
> > If 2021 turns out to be as dire (financially)
> as
> > 2020, how long before the crew consists of a
> > Manager?
>
> Why would the UP need a "Manager"? All that would
> be needed would be a few Laborers to keep the
> place clean.
Now there's an idea! Of course, there have been no
laborer jobs ins Cheyenne since the late 1980s.
"Keep it clean" from what? Work that they can't/won't do?